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AM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
FM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
The five most popular radio stations in March 2026 each took from 4.4 to 6.5 percent of radio audience market share. Combined, they reached about 27 percent of all radio listeners in the Greater Los Angeles area. Station KOST 103.5 FM (featuring the all-holiday-music-all-the-time format every December) has held the number one spot since December.
Of the 44 L.A. radio stations listed here, 12 are Spanish-language stations. Combined, these 12 stations drew almost 21 percent of the L.A. radio audience in March 2026.
Ranked in Popularity, December 2025 - March 2026
Stations ranked by percent share of listening audience.
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | |||
| KOST | FM 103.5 | Adult Contemporary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| KBIG | FM 104.3 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| KRTH | FM 101.1 | Classic Hits | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| KCBS | FM 93.1 | Variety Hits | 4 | 4-tie | 4 | 5 |
| KLAX | FM 97.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | |||
| KNX | FM 97.1 | News | 6-tie | 4-tie | 5 | 4-tie |
| KTWV | FM 94.7 | Urban Adult Contemporary | 6-tie | 6 | 7 | 4-tie |
| KIIS | FM 102.7 | Top 40 Contemporary | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| KROQ | FM 106.7 | Alternate Rock | 8-tie | 8 | 11 | 8-tie |
| KSCA | FM 101.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 8-tie | 26-tie | 9 | 10-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | |||
| KLOS | FM 95.5 | Classic Rock | 9-tie | 12 | 14-tie | 9 |
| KYSR | FM 98.7 | Alternate Rock | 9-tie | 9-tie | 10 | 7-tie |
| KFI | AM 640 | News/Talk | 10 | 9-tie | 15 | 7-tie |
| KLVE | FM 107.5 | Spanish Adult Contemporary | 11 | 26-tie | 14-tie | 10-tie |
| KKGO | FM 105.1 | Country | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | |||
| KPCC | FM 89.3 | News/Talk Public Radio | 13-tie | 11 | 13 | 8-tie |
| KUSC | FM 91.5 | Classical | 13-tie | 10 | 12 | 8-tie |
| KCRW | FM 89.9 | Public Radio/ Variety | 14 | 14 | 17-tie | 12 |
| KRRL | FM 92.3 | Urban Contemporary | 15 | 16 | 19 | 15-tie |
| KJLH | FM 102.3 | Urban Contemporary | 16-tie | 17-tie | 21-tie | 13 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | |||
| KXOL | FM 96.3 | Spanish Contemporary | 16-tie | 17-tie | 17-tie | 15-tie |
| KKJZ | FM 88.1 | Jazz | 17-tie | 17-tie | 18-tie | 14-tie |
| KPWR | FM 105.9 | Urban Contemporary | 17-tie | 17-tie | 20 | 16 |
| KRCD | FM 103.9 / 98.3 | Spanish Classic Hits | 18 | 26-tie | 24 | 19-tie |
| KBUE | FM 105.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 19 | 15 | 18-tie | 15-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | |||
| KKLQ | FM 100.3 | Christian Contemporary | 20 | 18 | 21-tie | 17 |
| KLLI | FM 93.9 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 21 | 19-tie | 23 | 14-tie |
| KLYY | FM 97.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 22 | 19-tie | 22 | 19-tie |
| KDAY | FM 93.5 | Classic Hip Hop | 23-tie | 20 | 25 | 18 |
| KFWB | AM 980 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 23-tie | 23-tie | 27 | 21-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | |||
| KLAC | AM 570 | Sports | 23-tie | 22 | 26-tie | 19-tie |
| KAIA | FM 95.9 | Christian Contemporary | 24 | 21 | 26-tie | 20-tie |
| KDLD | FM 103.1 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 26 | 23-tie | 28-tie | 22 |
| KEIB | AM 1150 | Talk | 27-tie | 23-tie | 28-tie | 21-tie |
| KWKW | AM 1330 | Spanish Sports | 28 | 24 | 29 | 24-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | |||
| KTLW-FM | FM 88.9 | Christian Contemporary | 29-tie | 25-tie | 30-tie | N/A |
| KTNQ | AM 1020 | Spanish News/Talk | 29-tie | 25-tie | 30-tie | 24-tie |
| KWVE-FM | FM 107.9 | Christian Talk/ Music | 29-tie | 25-tie | 30-tie | 23-tie |
| KCSN | FM 88.5 | Adult Alternative | 30-tie | 26-tie | 31-tie | 20-tie |
| KHJ | AM 930 | Religious Catholic | 30-tie | 26-tie | 31-tie | 24-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | |||
| KKLA | FM 99.5 | Christian Talk | 30-tie | 26-tie | 31-tie | 23-tie |
| KMZT-AM | AM 1260 | Classical | 30-tie | 25-tie | 30-tie | --- |
| KRLA | AM 870 | Talk | 30-tie | 26-tie | 31-tie | 21-tie |
| KYLA | FM 92.7 | Alternative | 30-tie | 26-tie | 30-tie | 24-tie |
Source: Radio Online and Neilsen Audio
